Improvement in horse-collars



J. ENGLAENDER.

7 Horse Collar. V No. 105,443. l Patented July 19, 1870.

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GLAENDER, or SEDALIA,JMISSOURI, asslenos To HIM 1"AND;EUGENELUNGSTRAS. or SAME PLACE;

Letters Patent No. 105,443, dated July 19, 1870.

'menov'nmenr m HQRSE-C'OLLARS.

The Schedule referred to in these LettersPatent and making part of the same.

being had to 'thehccompanyin'g drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates, principally, to an improved detail construction of the collar, to give greater adjustability; and said invention relates, secondly, to the manner of attaching the traces to the collar, and the manner of distributing-the draft of the traces thereon.

'To' enable those herein skilledto make and use. my said invention, I will now morefully describe the same,- referring to the accompanying--' i Figure'lyas a front elevationyand to Figure 2 as a top plan, a

I construct my said collar of two separate cushions or collar-halves A A. The bodies of said collar-halves are usually made of wood, of the required form, and 5 stuffed "with the usual stufling or padding material, and may be either entirely enveloped by the leather lining, as ordinarily done, or, if desired, the under orinner surfaces thereof need only to be properly lined, so as ,toprevent chafing upon the skin of the draft animal. I i

The top-lining parts of said collar-halves A A are connected bya leather strap,.B, which passes through the leather loops b,*and is secured to the buckles a a,

which are. firmly attached to each collar-body;

A suitable leather padding, G,is placedunder said strap B, thus forming,'in conjunction therewith, an easy neck-yoke for the animal. V

0n the outer-surface part of said strap B are secured the rings'c, through which the reins pass.

Said collar-halves have, furthermore, on their outer surface, properly secured by screws, or similar devices, the heme-plates D, (usually made of iron,) and. whichhave long curvedfends, d, provided with a series of holes, d. i i

By means of the set-screws (1 the ends of said hame-plates are fastened or joined, and may be properly fitted around the breast of the horse.

'On the inner sideof the hame-plate ends, an iron loop or staple is attached to said screws (K'Wllidh serves for the attachment of the martingale strap.

To the body of the collar, I furthermore secure the several staples E, in the positions, generally, as indicated in fig. 1. The ,breast-stra 1*, which passes throughthe same, is thus retained in the required pc-' sition.

Said breast-strap has, at its ends,'proper draft or snap-hooks F, to which directly attaches the usual trace,ichain, or hame-tug.

A strap, f, passing through'the staple, and around the breast-strap and hame-plate ends, prevents said breast-strap from being drawn up on the breast of the animal. 1

My said collar is formed with the usual rings and hooks belonging to the same.

'It is evident that, by means of the neck-yoke strap and the adjustability of the hame-plates, the collarhalves can be made to suit or accommodate any horsb, and that, by the simplicity of the constrpction of its different-parts, a collar is formed more particularly adapted to all the demands of trade.

Having thus fully described my said invention,

lVhat I claim i's' '1. The collar-halves A A, with leather lining, arranged with strap 13, buckles a a, and neck-padding 0, when combined with the hame-platcs D, arranged with adjustable ends cl and holes d, substantially as set forth. a

2. The staples E, breast-band F, and strap j, coin- .bined substantially as set forth,

" In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand in presence of- JOSEPH ENGLAENDER.

Witnesses EUGENE LUNGSTRAS, WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, Fmnnomn SAURER.

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